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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
=== According to Imamiyya === | === According to Imamiyya === | ||
The practice of reciting Adhan began in the first two years after [[Hijra]], following the [[redirection of Qibla]] from [[Masjid al-'Aqsa]] to the [[Ka'ba]]. According to [[Imamiyya]] sources, [[the Prophet (s)]] received Adhan by means of | The practice of reciting Adhan began in the first two years after [[Hijra]], following the [[redirection of Qibla]] from [[Masjid al-'Aqsa]] to the [[Ka'ba]]. According to [[Imamiyya]] sources, [[the Prophet (s)]] received Adhan by means of divine revelation. Archangel [[Jibra'il]] recited it for the first time during the night of [[Mi'raj]]. When he recited it once again, the [[Prophet (s)]] ordered [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] to teach it to [[Bilal b. Rabah]]. This has also been reported in [[Isma'iliyya]] sources with slight differences. | ||
=== According to Ahle Sunna === | === According to Ahle Sunna === | ||
In some Sunni accounts, it is claimed that Adhan is man-made and not based on | In some Sunni accounts, it is claimed that Adhan is man-made and not based on divine revelation. According to these reports, the Muslims first had various ways to call for prayer - and it was [['Umar]] who suggested that someone should be designated to announce the prayer time. [[The Prophet (s)]] then appointed [[Bilal b. Rabah|Bilal]] for this task. | ||
According to other Sunni narrations, the Prophet (s) suggested that the Muslims, like the [[People of the Book]], should use a horn or a bell to call for prayer. Then, [['Abd Allah b. Zayd b. 'Abd Rabbih]] had a dream in which the Adhan was revealed to him. The Prophet (s) recognized it as a true dream and ordered him to teach the phrases to Bilal. [[Shfi'i]], however, believe Adhan has too high a position to be revealed in the dream of an individual like 'Abd Allah b. Zayd. | According to other Sunni narrations, the Prophet (s) suggested that the Muslims, like the [[People of the Book]], should use a horn or a bell to call for prayer. Then, [['Abd Allah b. Zayd b. 'Abd Rabbih]] had a dream in which the Adhan was revealed to him. The Prophet (s) recognized it as a true dream and ordered him to teach the phrases to Bilal. [[Shfi'i]], however, believe Adhan has too high a position to be revealed in the dream of an individual like 'Abd Allah b. Zayd. | ||